I will never understand why computer geeks buy IoT crap and then complain about it. It's like buying rotten food and complaining about it. What's the point? I

I will never understand why computer geeks buy IoT crap and then complain about it. It's like buying rotten food and complaining about it. What's the point? I know so many computer knowledgeable folks and a fair number of them have 'smart' crap in their homes. These are the same people who then tell me that the IoT is garbage and a security risk and all that. No one forced them to buy that Alexa. Why do these people buy this garbage and then just complain about it? Why does this author of this article own any of this garbage? Just throw it all away.